USFloods, mudslides as storm wallops Southern California

21:40 06 december 2018

21:40 06 december 2018 Source:
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Severe weather to make late-season appearance in southern US

While much of the nation has made the transition to winter weather, a burst of springlike severe weather is on the horizon for the southern United States. Severe weather is not unheard of in Gulf Coast states in November, with Louisiana and Mississippi both averaging six tornadoes during this month each year. "A developing storm system in the southern Plains will lead to a favorable setup for severe weather across areas from the eastern Plains across the Lower Mississippi Valley and into portions of the Ohio River Valley," said AccuWeather Storm Warning Meteorologist Brian Adams.

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The National Weather Service has issued a warning of possible flash flooding in three counties in Northern California in advance of a rainstorm that's expected to arrive late Wednesday in areas where devastating wildfires have recently burned.

Heavy rain has Southern California on alert for flash flooding and mudslides today, two months after deadly mudslides in Montecito. Dave Zaniboni of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department described the aftermath of the January mudslide as a "battlefield" and "unrecognizable."

A flash flood watch remained in effect Tuesday across California , where the threat of dangerous mudslides and rivers of debris triggered thousands The year's first major rainstorm is testing areas where scorched land has lost vegetation that could soak up the water. Parts of Southern California

Nobody was hurt when a Southwest Airlines plane skidded off a wet runway as it landed during downpours at Hollywood Burbank Airport north of Los Angeles. The plane came to a stop in a graded area designed to slow aircraft that overshoot the runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Cars and trucks slid in lanes amid heavy snow that forced the closure of Interstate 5 in the Grapevine area between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley. The shutdown along the key north-south route was expected to cause backups for miles, transportation officials warned.

Motorists were urged to use caution on mountain passes, where up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) of snow was predicted at higher elevations.

Closer to sea level, the system dumped rain that flooded highways and caused nightmare traffic conditions for commuters. A portion of southbound State Route 170 in Los Angeles was shut down after mud flowed onto the roadway.

Thousands evacuated as flash floods hit fire-ravaged California

Hills and mountains stripped of vegetation by devastating wildfires can't hold soil in place, leading to mudslides along with the floodwater

Mudslides unleashed by a ferocious storm demolished homes in southern California , authorities said Tuesday. Five people were reported killed. The storm walloped much of the state with damaging winds and thunderstorms. Downtown San Francisco got a record 3.15 inches (8 centimeters) of rain

Rocks and debris flowed through a Malibu canyon community that saw homes burned in November and mudslides during thunderstorms last week. City officials reported no injuries and no major property damage. No evacuation orders were issued.

The National Weather Service extended flood warnings and advisories into late morning as the storm intensified, dropping up to 1/3 of an inch (.85 centimeters) of rain in a half-hour in some areas. Meteorologist Keily Delerme said shifting winds allowed more rain to fall.

The system was expected to linger for much of the day before dissipating early Friday.

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The Latest: Officials reduce North Carolina storm death toll.
Officials in North Carolina have revised downward the death toll related to this week's severe weather. The three deaths reported initially included an 82-year-old woman in Haywood County whose death was reported by state officials as storm-related. A news release from the governor's office Wednesday said a review of the woman's death led officials to remove it from the count, dropping the death toll to two. A statement from the state's chief medical examiner said it was thought at first to be storm-related based on lack of power to an oxygen concentrator, but that proved not to be correct. One man died Sunday when a tree fell on him in Mecklenburg County.

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